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Artemis II crew bugged by Microsoft Outlook problems
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NASA's Artemis II spacecraft is travelling to the far side of the Moon. It launched last week. The 10-day trip will take astronauts farther away from Earth than humans have been before. Despite the mission's technical demands, the crew had email problems. An astronaut told Mission Control in Texas: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working. Reboot it and check our software." NASA then corrected a configuration issue.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. It is the beginning of NASA's aim to return humans to the Moon. It wants a long-term presence there. The astronauts are preparing for future Moon landings. They will test life support systems and communications. NASA hopes the current mission will pave the way for Artemis IV to land on the Moon. The USA hopes that will take place in 2028.
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Artemis II - Level 5
A history-making space mission is under way. NASA's Artemis II spacecraft is travelling to the far side of the Moon. Artemis launched to great fanfare last week. The 10-day odyssey will take its astronauts farther away from Earth than humans have been before. Despite the technical demands of the mission, the crew has had email problems. One astronaut relayed the problems to Mission Control in Texas. He said: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working. Reboot it and check our software." NASA reloaded Outlook's files to correct a configuration issue.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. It will travel a record-breaking 406,773 km from Earth. It is the beginning of NASA's aim to return humans to the Moon. It wants to establish a long-term presence there. The astronauts are preparing for future Moon landings. They will test life support systems, communications, and navigation. Hopefully, the Outlook problem is a one-off blip. NASA hopes the current mission will pave the way for Artemis IV to land on the Moon. The USA hopes a landing will take place in 2028.
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Artemis II - Level 6
A history-making space mission is well under way with NASA's Artemis II spacecraft venturing towards the far side of the Moon. Artemis launched to great fanfare on Wednesday. The 10-day odyssey will take its four astronauts farther away from Earth than humans have ever been. Despite the enormous technical demands of the mission, the crew has also been dogged by email problems. Astronaut Reid Wiseman relayed the problem to Mission Control in Texas. He said: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working. Reboot it and check our software and those two Outlooks." NASA reloaded Outlook's files to correct a configuration issue.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972. It will travel a record-breaking 406,773 km from Earth and 7,600 km beyond the Moon. It is the beginning of NASA's aim to return humans to the Moon and eventually establish a long-term presence there. The astronauts are engaged in a full-scale test for future Moon landings. The crew will test life support systems, communications, navigation, and deep-space operations. Hopefully, the Outlook problem will be a one-off blip. NASA hopes the current mission will pave the way for Artemis IV to land on the lunar surface. The USA hopes a moon landing will take place in 2028.
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